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Structure and mechanics of the San Andreas–San Gregorio fault junction, San Francisco, California
[1] The right‐lateral San Gregorio and San Andreas faults meet west of the Golden Gate near San Francisco. Coincident seismic reflection and refraction profiling across the San Gregorio and San Andreas faults south of their junction shows the crust between them to have formed shallow extensional basins that are dissected by parallel strike‐slip faults. We employ a regional finite element model to
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Tom Parsons, Terry R. Bruns, Ray W. Sliter
usSEABED: Atlantic coast offshore surficial sediment data release
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Jamey M. Reid, Jane A. Reid, Chris J. Jenkins, Mary E. Hastings, S. Jeffress Williams, Larry J. Poppe
Marine mineral resources of Pacific Islands— A review of the Exclusive Economic Zones of islands of U.S. affiliation, excluding the State of Hawaii
The United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was established in 1983 and comprises all marine areas within 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) of the nearest U.S. land. This vast area of 3.38 million square nautical miles (11.6 million square kilometers) is about 20 percent greater than the entire land area of the United States. The resource potential of the vast mineral deposits that occur wit
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James R. Hein, Brandie R. McIntyre, David Z. Piper
Decadal-scale analysis of coastal landslides along the Big Sur coast: Rates and processes
No abstract available.
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Cheryl J. Hapke, Krystal R. Green
Measurements of wind, aeolian sand transport, and precipitation in the Colorado River corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona - November 2003 to December 2004
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Amy E. Draut, David M. Rubin
Estimation of regional material yield from coastal landslides based on historical digital terrain modelling
High-resolution historical (1942) and recent (1994) digital terrain models were derived from aerial photographs along the Big Sur coastline in central California to measure the long-term volume of material that enters the nearshore environment. During the 52-year measurement time period, an average of 21 000 ?? 3100 m3 km-1 a-1 of material was eroded from nine study sections distributed along the
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C.J. Hapke
Effects of physical processes on structure and transport of thin zooplankton layers in the coastal ocean
Thin layers of plankton are recurrent features in a variety of coastal systems. These layers range in thickness from a few centimeters to a few meters. They can extend horizontally for kilometers and have been observed to persist for days. Densities of organisms found within thin layers are far greater than those above or below the layer, and as a result, thin layers may play an important role in
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Christina M. Aiello, O.M. Cheriton, Patrick T. Drake, D. V. Holliday, Curt D. Storlazzi, P. L. Donaghay, C. F. Greenlaw
Comments on potential geologic and seismic hazards affecting coastal Ventura County, California
This report examines the regional seismic and geologic hazards that could affect proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in coastal Ventura County, California. Faults throughout this area are thought to be capable of producing earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 to 7.5, which could produce surface fault offsets of as much as 15 feet. Many of these faults are sufficiently well understood to be inc
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Stephanie L. Ross, David M. Boore, Michael A. Fisher, Arthur D. Frankel, Eric L. Geist, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Robert E. Kayen, Homa J. Lee, William R. Normark, Florence L. Wong
Dynamics of the physical environment at the USS Arizona memorial: 2002-2004
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Curt D. Storlazzi, Matthew A. Russell, Marshall D. Owens, Michael E. Field, Larry E. Murphy
Shifting shoals and shattered rocks: How man has transformed the floor of west-central San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay, one of the world's finest natural harbors and a major center for maritime trade, is referred to as the 'Gateway to the Pacific Rim.' The bay is an urbanized estuary that is considered by many to be the major estuary in the United States most modified by man's activities. The population around the estuary has grown rapidly since the 1850's and now exceeds 7 million people. The Sa
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John L. Chin, Florence L. Wong, Paul R. Carlson
Stratiform barite deposits in the Roberts Mountains allochthon, Nevada: A review of potential analogs in modern sea-floor environments
The United States is a net importer of barite, a critical mineral for the oil and gas industry; more than 80 percent of current domestic consumption of barite is imported from China. Nearly all of the domestic production of barite comes from stratiform deposits in Nevada. The 'modern analogs' approach adopted in this review can contribute to improving deposit models and the long-term resource pict
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Randolph A. Koski, James R. Hein
Internal tides and the Continental Slope: Curious waves coursing beneath the surface of the sea may shape the margins of the world's landmasses
No abstract available.
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David A. Cacchione, Lincoln F. Pratson